Eight Months Closer….
“Do you have a brother?” “Yes, I do,” I answered. How can a 4-year-old ask a question that is like a punch in the gut?
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Guest Book Review: The Sun Also Rises by Earnest Hemingway
Guest post by Maya Simao. In the last 40 seconds, someone took his own life. Every year, over 800,000 people commit suicide. The numbers are
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The Poem I Wrote As I Struggled With Depression
Last year, I struggled with a deep and debilitating depression, through which I was burdened with the feeling (among other things) that the promises of
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Why Pain Makes Apologetics Important
Thank you all for your prayers this past week. People keep coming up and asking how we’re doing, and no matter how many times it
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Until We Meet Again, Little Brother: Isaiah’s Adventure Part 10
This evening, at 4:20 PM, our sweet little Isaiah left the land of the dying, to go to the land of the living. We were
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My Son Beat Me to the Finished Line: Isaiah’s Adventure Part 8
This is the second email my Dad sent out to the church, the second day of Isaiah’s Adventure: Dear Friends, I’m convinced that the Lord’s
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The Words We Dread To Hear: Isaiah’s Adventure Part 7
A few of you have heard the latest news on my little brother. Last night and today, for hours and hours on end, the doctors
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A Letter to My Dying Brother: Isaiah’s Adventure Part 9
My little Isaiah. You are so very brave. I always knew you would become a true warrior for Jesus. That’s what your Hawaiian name means:
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My Father’s Heart at the Hospital Bed: Isaiah’s Adventure Part 2
This was an email my Dad sent to our Church the first night of Isaiah’s Adventure: To our church family, You don’t know how much
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Poem From A Broken Heart: Isaiah’s Adventure Part 6
My sweet sister Maya (16) wrote this poem for her brother on the way back from the hospital tonight. It expresses very poignantly what is
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